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Feds with student loans don’t get a break during the shutdown

My Take: Should dentist office visits be for the people?

Democrats call for contractors to get paid after shutdown

Phones ‘ringing off the hook’ from worried federal workers

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, activists map out next steps in ‘Green New Deal’ bid

More coal-fired power plants have closed under Trump than in Obama’s first term

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This family thought their troubles were over. Then the government shutdown left them in limbo.

Pentagon chief of staff Kevin Sweeney resigns

Trump inclined to declare national emergency if talks continue to stall

Mulvaney: Saturday shutdown meeting ‘did not make much progress’

Hundreds of TSA screeners, working without pay, calling out sick at major airports

Warren wrestles with powerful interests, and questions about 2016, in first Iowa visit

Democrats, now in the majority, unveil first piece of legislation

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s college dancing video goes viral

My Take: A Congress member can dance! Prepare to be shocked.

My Take: 2018, an apt metaphor for America

The shutdown continues, and so do Jose Andres’ free meals

DC mayor urges Trump to work with Congress to bring ‘immediate end’ to shutdown

My Take: Despite shutdown, plenty folks stay open

National Christmas Tree site reopens during shutdown

Chris Core’s naughty and nice list for 2018

What’s open, what’s closed during Christmas shutdown?

Shutdown won’t turn off NORAD’s Santa tracker; ZooLights stay on, too

Federal workers get Christmas Eve off